I recently had a fascinating breakfast discussion with my friend Peter Semmelhack, founder and CEO of Bug Labs, on the decay of apprenticeships and grassroots innovation. We were lucky to feature Peter at Clickable’s Interesting Cafe last week, where he led a discussion on open-source hardware and “bottoms-up innovation”.… Read the rest
Tag Archives: Management
Saving The Inventive Way Of Life
I had breakfast earlier this week with Bug Labs CEO Peter Semmelhack, a friend who is passionate about empowering others to invent. He explained that his recent European travels underscored how apprenticeships remain a bigger part of life there versus the U.S.… Read the rest
Be On Purpose
Ever heard of the importance of being on time? Well, it’s perhaps more important to be on purpose.
It doesn’t matter whether it’s a one-on-one meeting, a presentation, a formal event, a passive observation or even a nap. Time and attention are scarce and their allocation can have compounding impact — positively or negatively.… Read the rest
Inward Versus Outward
One of my strengths as a marketer is my outward focus. I love to evangelize and sell the dream. I love to get out in front of crowds and cultivate inbound advocacy and love. I love driving thought leadership and building a stellar external reputation that greases the skids for products and services to achieve utmost market traction.… Read the rest
Fred Wilson On Why The NYC Startup Sector Is So Great — Video
We had a packed house last week for Clickable‘s Interesting Cafe, featuring Fred Wilson, managing partner of Union Square Ventures and author of A VC. Fred’s talk was on what makes the NYC startup sector so great. (Clickable is a proud NYC startup, so we were delighted with this topic.)… Read the rest